Hand-stamp.



L. K. SOOTFORD & M. 0. PRICE.

HAND STAMP. APPLIOATION FILED NOV. l1 1911.

Patented Apr. 14, 1911 class of stamps in which changeable dates ra ion.

LOUIS K. SCOTFORID, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AND MAX C. PRICE, OF MUSKEGON,

MICHIGAN, ASSIGNORS TO HILL-INDEPENDENT MPG. (30., OF MUSKEGON, MICHI-GAN, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

HAND-STAMP.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, LoUIs K. Soorronn andMAX C. PRICE, citizens of the United States of America, and residents,respectively, of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,and Muskegon, in the county of Muskegon and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Hand-Stamps, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in hand stamps and moreparticularly to that are employed and in which there is a die platewhich may be released and swung aside in order that the dates may bechanged. 7

The object of the present invention is to construct a cheap andserviceable stamp of this character.

To this end the invention consists in the peculiar construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and then definitely claimed.7

In the drawing accompanying and form ing part hereof: Figure 1 is aperspective view of a hand stamp constructed in accord ance with ourimprovement. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 8 isa perspective view of the parts of the frame, detached, in order tobetter show the construction. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of two partsof the frame shown separated.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals: 1 and 2represent companion parts of a rectangular frame, struck up entirelyfrom sheet metal. As indicated in Fig. 4, each of these parts 1 and 2comprises two U-shaped members, each having at one extremity of the U arecess 4 and a tubular post 6, and at the other extremity of the U, anextension 8 of the exact shape to fit within the aforesaid recess 4.After the frames 1 and 2 are assembled by placing the two extensions 8within their respective recesses 4, the parts are soldered together,thus making one extremely rigid rectangular frame of great strength,though cheap in construction. The tubular posts 6 are interiorly screwthreaded as will be seen in Fig. 2, for a purpose to be hereinafterstated. Each of the members 1 and 2 comprising the rectangular frame hasstruck up two friction cones 8, there being four cones in all. Thesecones are adapted to hold the cap 10 Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 11, 1911.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Serial No. 659,764.

ofthe frame in position, said cap having four projections 12 which forminterior recesses. These recesses 12 are in exactly the proper positionto coincide with the cones 8 when the cap is in position on therectangular frame. The cap being of sheet metal, it may be sprung overthe rectangular frame so that the aforesaid cones 8 enter the recessesin the projections 12, and thus the cap 10 is held by friction onto therectangular frame. This makes an exceedingly cheap construction,avoiding the use of screws and screw threads, and making an exceedinglyhandsome form of stamp. The friction cones, in addition to cheapeningthe frame, cannot shake loose in the constant use of the stamp.

Nothing new is claimed herein in the shape of the printing characters20, nor in their supporting frame 22, nor in the manner in which thisframe 22 is secured by screws 23 to the tubular posts 6 hereinbeforereferred to, but the parts of the printing die we believe are novel.Thus, we hinge a flat disk 24 to the rectangular frame by means of a lug26 projecting from the disk 24,the disk also having a slotted lug 26projecting from it which co-acts with a spring latch 30, preferablyriveted to the rectangular frame, this spring clasp being of suchconstruction that when the die plate is closed over the bottom of therectangular frame, the lug 26 will push outward the latch 30 until thedisk 24 fits snugly against the bottom of the rectangular frame, whenthe latch 30, of its own springiness, will enter the slot in the lug 30,thus locking the disk 24 to the rectangular frame. C o-acting with therectangular frame is a ring 34 with a slight flange 36, this ring beingadaptedto fit over the disk 24 as illustrated. A second ring 38 having aflange 40 is forced into the ring 34 until it rests against the disk 24,this ring 38 being so accurately made that it has to be driven when thearts are in the closed position shown in Fig. 2, these flanges 42 and 43alining the movable printing characters so that they cannot print out ofalinement.

Vhen the rings 34 and 38 are assembled on opposite sides of the disk 24a space is left between them as indicated in Fig. 2, this space being ofjust the proper size to receive a printing ring 50 having printingcharacters thereon representing the different hours of the day. As thisprinting ring 50 is located between the ring 34 and the flange 40, itfollows that when these two rings 34 and 38 are rotated around the disk24, the printing ring 50 necessarily moves with them. In the spacebetween the flange 40 of the ring 38 and the flanges 42 and 43 may becemented the ordinary printing characters such as Received, etc., asindicated in Fig. 1, and also a pointer or arrow 52. These parts,including the arrow 52, do not move and, therefore, the operator mayrotate the ring 34 and its printing ring 50 until the correct hour ofthe day indicated on said ring 50 may be opposite the.

pointer or arrow 52, when an impression may be made by the stampindicating that the article stamped is received at the time indicated bythe impression.

From the foregoing and accompanying drawings, it will be seen that wehave invented an exceedingly simple form of stamp and one that iscapable of giving extremely hard service, the frame being struck upalmost entirely from sheet metal and the use of screws being avoided asfar as possible.

Reference should be made to the appended claims to ascertain the scopeof the invention.

lVhat we claim as our invention is:

1. In a hand stamp, a support for the printing characters, and a framefor the same comprising two substantially U-shaped members, each havinga recess at one extremity of the U and a recess and an integralinteriorly screw-threaded tubular post at the other extremity of the U;said U- shaped members being secured together with the extensionsfitting into said recesses, and the integral posts providing a means forsupporting the aforesaid support, substantially as described.

2. In a hand stamp, and in combination with a frame and printingcharacters thereof, and a cap adapted to fit over said frame bysurrounding the same and to be sprung onto said frame, said frame havingcones projecting therefrom and said cap having recesses coinciding withsaid cones, and said cap adapted to have its walls sprung over saidcones as the cap is sprung onto said frame, whereby the cones fit intosaid recesses and securely hold the cap to the frame, substantially asdescribed.

3. In a hand'sta'mp, a die plate adapted to carry printingcharacters,two rings on opposite sides of said die plate, one ringhaving a flange and the other ring fitting within the flange, said ringsbeing rotatable around said die plate, substantially as described.

4. In a hand stamp, a die plate adapted to carry printing characters,two rings on opposite sides of said die plate, one ring having a flangeand the other ring fitting within the flange and held together byfriction, said rings being rotatable around said die plate, printingcharacters representing the hours carried by one of said rotatableparts, and a pointer or arrow carried by the die plate, whereby thecharacters representing the hours may be rotated with respectto saidpointer or arrow, substantially as described.

5. In a hand stamp, a frame carrying movablev printing characters, aslotted die plate comprising a disk hinged to one side of said frame,and arranged when the disk is in operative position to have the printingcharacters projecting through the slot of said disk, two rings onopposite sides of said die plat-e, one fitting within a flange of theother and held together by friction, and said rings being rotatablearound said die plate, substantially as described.

6. In a hand stamp, a frame carrying movable printing characters, aslotted die plate comprising a disk hinged to one side of said frame,and arranged when the disk is in operative position to have the printingcharacters projecting through the slot of said disk, two rings onopposite sides of said die plate, one fitting within a flange of theother and held together by friction, said rings being rotatable aroundsaid die plate, printing characters representing the hours carried byone of said rotatable parts and a pointer or arrow carried by the dieplate, whereby the characters representing the hours may be rotated withrespect to said pointer or arrow, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

LOUIS K. SCOTFORD.

Witnesses for Scotford:

F M. BULENBEHG,

M. S. \VILLARD.

MAX 0. PRICE.

lVit-nesses for Price: MAUD J ACOBSEN, Mrs. J. SENG.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

